[PRCo] PCC___Musings!

Fri Apr 7 21:18:03 EDT 2006

Good Morning!

Looking at the foldout chart in the back of PCC Car Fought Back and 
PRCo's first PCC  (100 aka M11)  weighed in at 34,300#  --  cost not 
listed.       (Weight for a class of car would be typical    ----    
individual cars may vary!)

The tens added 275# and cost $15,715.00

11s added 595# to that of 100 and cost $16,000.00

12s were 1,480# heavier than 100 and cost $15,900.00

14s added 1,780# to 100 to cost $17,034.00

15s were lighter than the 14s, adding only 1,580# to 100 while costing 
$19,000

1600 Herself added 3,465# to 100 and cost $20,000.00

1601s were 1,964# heavier than 100 and cost $20,000.00

1700--1724 Interurbans were 2,602# heavier than 100 at a cost of 
$28,350.00 each

1724--1799 City Cars were 3,123# heavier than 100 - cost $28,350.00 each.

PCC  #100  is listed as received by PRCo on 19360726 with an In Service 
Date of 19370128.       We know that the car was actually used prior to 
that in Demonstration service but this Service Date  <may>  be after 
all  Official Ceremonies  surrounding the car were completed    --    
testing, Demo Rides, Show-Off to communities, etc.

The tens typically show 2 or 3 days between delivery and service    
----    this is  Utterly  Fascinating  since PCC technology was Brand 
New then while in SF today, new rail equipment goes through a 30-day 
shake down At Least before entering service!       PCC 1007 was received 
on 19370204 and put into service the next day, the 5th of Feb.

Car 1016 was delivered  AND  in service  The  Same  Day  --  
19370213!!!       Other cars In Service on the same day  (but not this 
aforementioned Date::)    1020,  1021,  1031,  1032,  1033,  1034  
1037,  1045,  1046,  1050,  1051,  1052,  1057,  1069,  1070.

It took ca 2 weeks to get GE cars 1075-1082 in service  --  <may>  have 
been some special testing of this different equipment first.       1083 
was In Service 5 days after delivery and this time decreased progressively.

Deliveries of 10s were typically one or two cars a day, sometimes 3.

Five months between delivery of 1099 and 1100

PCC 1100 herself took 2 weeks between delivery and service but by the 
time 1110 was received they were down to 1 to 3 days time

PCC 1128 was In service Same day as delivery  --  19381111!

PCC 1138 dates were 19371119 and 19371123 with a 19610329 sale date to  
PRMA  and 19610405 Move date!

PCCs  1168  and  1169  were delivered  Christmas  Day,  1937    ----    
South  Hills  Cars!!!

PCCs  1179  and  1180  were New Year Babies, 1938!!

12s saw a little more time between delivery and service, as much as 5 
days and a little more although several 1 day turnarounds are 
evident.       Interesting that there is almost a 2 month gap between 
delivery of last WH 12, 1274 on 19400520  and delivery of first  GE  
1276  on 19400708  (1275 delivered 19400711.)

Five Car deliveries a day of 14s Not Uncommon, even 6 cars in one day,  
1451--1456  as well as  1459--1464.

15s delivered from early November 1944 through March-01 of 1945 but 
nothing delivered On Christmas Nor New Year.

The 16s were delivered from August 1945 through January 1946.

PCC 1674 was last WH car in this group and was delivered to PRCo on 
19460128 while 1673 was delivered 19451020    ----    original 1674 
diverted to Detroit as was first PRCo 16 GE 1675.        The 1675 
delivered to PRCo was Just Ahead Of 1673 on 19451018 but to make up the 
extra GE car 1699 arrived 5 weeks after 1698!

For the 17s there was typically a 2 to 5 day gap between delivery and 
service with the first GE car  --  1775  --  showing a 9 day gap.       
While there are a couple 1 or 2 day gaps, a week to 10 days is not 
uncommon between delivery and service for the GE 17s with almost 2 
months between same for 1798 and 1799!!

1747--1756  --  10 cars  --  delivered  19490328    ----    glad that 
train didn't wreck!!!!!!!

Jim__Holland

I__Like__Ike.......And__PCCs!!

down with pantographs ---- UP___WITH___TROLLEYPOLES!!!!!!!